Omnilore
is a program of OLLI at CSUDH
(Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at California State
University, Dominguez Hills). The program is centered
on study / discussion groups (SDGs), which meet on the
Beach Cities Health Center/District campus in Redondo
Beach. (Click here
for BCHC/BCHD maps, photos, and directions.)
A learning-in-retirement community of approximately
300 seniors, we organize study discussion groups that
are conceived, planned, and directed by the members.
There are no tests or grades. Membership is open to
all age 50+ who seek intellectual stimulation and the
challenge of shared inquiry. Attend a required
orientation session to learn more about Omnilore and
how to join — click
here.

(Click on "25" image above to view a photo
history of Omnilore events and read about Omnilore's
25th Anniversary Initiative with stories about
Omnilore's founding and early days.)

What's
Happenin'
?

Enrollment
for Summer 2018
SDG's/Courses is
still
open.Click
Here for our online
form-fill Enrollment
webpage. Click Here for our
Curriculum webpage with links to
the curriculum offerings and
instructions for your several
options for submitting enrollment
requests, and the Course Selection
Form.

February 25 (Sunday): Movie-Goers
SIG Plans to See "The Post."Tentative venue and time
(to be definitized about a week
ahead): AMC Rolling Hills,
3:30pm-ish, followed by
discussion at Mimi's on Crenshaw (just
north of PCH).
ClickHere
for details

March
16 (Friday):Prospective
New Member Orientation
Session, Suite L8,
Beach Cities Health
Center. 1:30pm.
Prospective new members must
attend an Orientation session
before joining Omnilore.
ClickHere
for more information and directions to
BCHC/BCHD.

Upcoming
Events

Each of Omnilore's extracurricular events occurs
3 to 12 times yearly. The next dates and description
for the grayed-out events will be posted as soon as
the next offering is scheduled, but you can click on
them to read generic descriptions now.

The following are
arranged chronologically. If you have an upcoming
Omnilore event that you think might be
appropriately listed here, contact the
Omnilore Webmasters (Webmaster@Omnilore.org).

Computer
Talk

February 22, 2018 (Thursday), Noon -
1pm, Suite L8

Topic: To
Be Announced

Presented by
Rick Spillane

Computer Talks are casual noontime
presentations devoted to helping Omniloreans improve
their computer skills. They are held on
the 4th Thursdays of most months, generally
excluding July/August and November/December.
Read more about Omnilore's Computer Talks series on our Computer
Talks webpage, and find some of the recent
presentation there for viewing or downloading.

Item posted by hh: 09.17.2017

Movie
Goers (Special Interest Group)

February 25, 2018 (Sunday)

Movie: "The Post"

Location: AMC Rolling Hills— hoped-for venue, but will
depend on show times announced about a week
ahead

Time:3:30pm-ish
— is our preferred time, but we won't
know show times until about a week ahead

The
debut of the Movie Goers Group has
been a success
with 20-some Omniloreans attending "Murder
on the Orient Express" on Nov. 26,
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" on
Dec. 24, and "Darkest Hour" on
Jan. 29, all followed by lively
discussion at a nearby eatery. The
group decided that "The Post"
would be the next movie to
see. For now, 4th Sunday
afternoons, AMC Rolling Hills, and
Mimi's afterward (optional if you're
time-constrained) for discussion
of the movie and perhaps a
bit to eat will be our default schedule.

Concerning "The Post" – a reviewer writes "With
brilliant performances by Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep,
Steven Spielberg has made one of the bravest, most
important films of our times. As George Orwell
proclaimed, 'Freedom of the press, if it
means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize
and oppose.' Everything should be
questioned, even this review, because in cynicism lies
the truth."

Come and see the movie and decide for yourself.
We'll talk about it at our discussion
afterward.

Click
Here
to read more about Omnilore's Movie Goers SIG on
our Special Interests webpage. If you are
interested in immediate notification as
soon as the Feb. 25 show venue time is
confirmed and if you will join us for
discussion afterwards, and/or future
participation in this Movie-Goers SIG,
please RSVP
by emailing Movie-Goers@Omnilore.org
to be sure you receive future Movie Goers
announcements. Or, you can email Dale
Korman directly at howarddale@verizon.net.
There are already over 50 Omniloreans and spouses
interested in the group. Discussions are
generic, so no one needs to feel obligated to do
any research prior to the movie selected.
(Unless you want to, of course.)
There will be plenty to talk about. See you
at the movies!

By the way, if you're not
aware of MoviePass.com,
check it out. How does this sound?

This
month, our book discussion
takes us “down under” to a
small, parched farming
community in Australia during
the worst drought in its
history. Federal Agent Falk
returns from his job in
Melbourne to his hometown for
the funeral of his childhood
best friend, now dead of an
apparent self-inflicted
gunshot wound after killing
his wife and young child.
Small towns usually contain
small minds and judgement has
been passed. It's not
comfortable. So it's with
considerable trepidation that
Falk agrees to a request from
the deceased's parents to look
a little closer into the
deaths.

There is about The Dry
something mythic and valiant.
This is a story about heroism,
the sins of the past, and the
struggle to atone. But let's
not forget the redbacks, the
huntsmen, the rabbit scourge
and all that makes this a
quintessential Australian
story beautifully told.

A mystery that starts with a
sad homecoming quickly turns
into a nail-biting thriller
about family, friends, and
forensic accounting.

Omnilore's
Best Sellers
SIG is open to
all
Omniloreans
who are
interested in
reading and
discussing
current best
sellers, both
fiction and
non-fiction.
As
with any
Special
Interest
Group, there
is no need to
enroll, no
need to do a
presentation…
just be there
on the day and
time with
enthusiasm,
prepared to
participate.
Guests are
always
welcome.

Visit
our Interest Groups webpage
to read about
the purpose
and operation
of the Best
Sellers SIG,
and the
book(s) chosen
for upcoming
months.
For
suggestions or
more
information
about the Best
Sellers SIG,
email Best-Sellers@Omnilore.org.

Omnilore
orientation sessions for
prospective new members are held
at the Beach Cities Health
Center/District complex, in our
Suite L8 or Suite L9 on the Lower
Level of Building 514. (Click here
for directions).
Orientation sessions start at 10
a.m. or 1:30pm, and last 90
minutes to 2 hours depending on
questions. Click
here to view our
three-minute Omnilore highlights
video and to learn more about
Omnilore membership while you're
waiting to attend one of these
orientation sessions.
Click
here to view our
current curriculum offerings.

Note that
prospective new members who join
at this March 16 orientation
session will be eligible to
participate in our
Summer-trimester Study/Discussion
Groups (S/DGs)
that
begin in May, 2018.

Most
new members join because
their friends shared the
word of Omnilore with
them. We encourage members
to invite your friends to
join us in our
"intellectual pursuits!"
Item posted by hh:
1.14.2018

Coordinator Training

March or April Date
To Be Announced

Coordinator Training is conducted by
the Head
Coordinator around the beginning of
April, August, and December – approximately
one month before each academic
trimester.

All
Coordinators/Co-Coordinators of Omnilore Winter/Spring 2018 Classes Starting in January: Please
attend this training session because guidelines and
tips for coordinating SDGs are always being improved. (And, it's your
chance to meet Head Coordinator, Gloria Dumais, if
you haven't already.)

Topics covered include:

Coordinators' Comments

Pre-Meeting Guidelines

Presentations
Discussions

Housekeeping Rules

Additional Helpful Tips

Appointment of your
class's AV
TechieandFTP
Techie; get them
trained(What
are these?)

Ask Questions
and Get Answers ...

Part of Coordinator
Training provides and discusses References and
Websites for field trips, movies, art and
music venues, etc.; strategies for unequal
numbers of presentations per class meeting;
and non-PowerPoint presentation types.

Omnilore
appreciates those volunteering for
these important coordinating positions
– Thank You!

What
happens when
ideas presented as science
lead us in the wrong
direction? History is filled
with brilliant ideas that gave
rise to disaster, and this
book explores seven of the
most fascinating--and
significant—missteps.

Pandora's
Lab is a
pro-science book. The author
believes that science fails
when it falls short of its own
standards. For science to
work, it needs to base its
claims on data, and the
studies need to be replicable.
Science goes astray when
scientists, who are only
human, get caught up in their
own ideas and their
(sometimes) laudable goals. A
good scientist gives up theory
when it is unsupported by
data. A physician best known
for his research and strong
views about childhood
vaccination, Offit uses these
lessons to investigate how we
can separate good science from
bad.

This
book is a rousing,
pull-no-punches piece from a
physician set on educating the
public about the fallibility
of scientists.

Omnilore's
Best Sellers
SIG is open to
all
Omniloreans
who are
interested in
reading and
discussing
current best
sellers, both
fiction and
non-fiction.
As
with any
Special
Interest
Group, there
is no need to
enroll, no
need to do a
presentation…
just be there
on the day and
time with
enthusiasm,
prepared to
participate.
Guests are
always
welcome.

Visit
our Interest Groups webpage
to read about
the purpose
and operation
of the Best
Sellers SIG,
and the
book(s) chosen
for upcoming
months.
For
suggestions or
more
information
about the Best
Sellers SIG,
email Best-Sellers@Omnilore.org.

The Walking Group regularly schedules a walk
for the morning of the 3rd Friday of even-numbered months,
ending with bring-your-own lunch. As of 2015 the
Walking Group started rotating between three or four
fairly flat, popular walking routes in various of our
South Bay cities. On occasion, a volunteer may plan
a more rigorous hike or field trip on an in-between month
(e.g., trekking historic downtown Los Angeles or a PV
trail with significant elevation change).
Plans are generally posted about a week ahead, and
generally an announcement with walk details is emailed to
the membership 5 days ahead..

See our Special
Interest Groups webpage and its description
of our Walking Group while we're
waiting for plans for their next route to be posted
here. Also on the Special
Interest Groups webpage are
descriptions of the walking routes in our regular
rotation, and the criteria for planning new routes.

All Omnilore members (and their
guests) are always
welcome to participate in our excursions. We
accommodate all speeds of walkers, so give it a
try if our next route appeals to you.

Contact Dennis
Bosch if you have questions about the
walking group or are willing to plan a hike.

2. SDG
Folders & "FTP TECHIE"
TRAINING: This
is taught after
basic Equipment Training
if there is
interest, or upon
request to Equipment@Omnilore.org.
Or, you may
self-teach via the
sub-bullets below.Room 7, 12:30pm -
1:30pm

This training provides
demonstration and instruction on the
purpose and population of each SDG's
"Folder." The SDG Folders(http://omnilore.org/members/Curriculum/SDGs)reside on the Omnilore website
for capture of digital presentations,
discussion questions, and other
resources created or found by
members. Each SDG should
have an "FTP Techie" capable
of uploading these digital artifacts
to its SDG Folder, and this
instruction will teach those
interested the free upload utility FileZilla
and recommended file-naming
conventions for clarity.

CLICK
HERE or on the orange "SDG
Folders" button at the top of this
webpage for more descriptive
materials about SDG Folders on this
website.

CLICK
HERE for more information
about FTP'g and a link to
self-teaching instructions on
downloading, installing, and using
our recommended free FTP program, FileZilla.

NOTE:
other webpages in this Equipment
Training description all require login
to the password-protected part of the
Omnilore website. This
password changes every Nov. 1 and is
printed in the Member Packets every
member receives at the October Forum
or picks up in classrooms in
November. Members may also
request the Omnilore website password
by emailing Webmaster@Omnilore.org.

An Equipment Training
session is generally scheduled in
mid/late April, August, and December (or
early January in this case) –
just before the beginning of each
academic trimester.

Drive
south
on
Hawthorne
Boulevard past
the top of PV,
continue about
half a mile
south of Crest
Road, turn
right on Los
Verdes Drive,
go another
half mile to
the golf
course, and
park in the
furthest
parking
lot.
Enter banquet
room via patio
on south side
of
building. (Click
Here
for map.)

Menu:

Menu
to be
announced.

As
usual,
beverages will
be included
and a
vegetarian
plate (chef’s
choice) is
available on
request, but
must be
ordered at
time of
reservation.

The Walking Group regularly schedules a walk
for the morning of the 3rd Friday of even-numbered months,
ending with bring-your-own lunch. As of 2015 the
Walking Group started rotating between three or four
fairly flat, popular walking routes in various of our
South Bay cities. On occasion, a volunteer may plan
a more rigorous hike or field trip on an in-between month
(e.g., trekking historic downtown Los Angeles or a PV
trail with significant elevation change).
Plans are generally posted about a week ahead, and
generally an announcement with walk details is emailed to
the membership 5 days ahead..

See our Special
Interest Groups webpage and its description
of our Walking Group while we're
waiting for plans for their next route to be posted
here. Also on the Special
Interest Groups webpage are
descriptions of the walking routes in our regular
rotation, and the criteria for planning new routes.

All Omnilore members (and their
guests) are always
welcome to participate in our excursions. We
accommodate all speeds of walkers, so give it a
try if our next route appeals to you.

Contact Dennis
Bosch if you have questions about the
walking group or are willing to plan a hike.

Item
posted
by hh: 2.03.2018

Prospective
Member Orientation Sessions

Upcoming
Summer 2018 Sessions: (Click
Here for printable flyer version of this
announcement)

Omnilore
orientation sessions for
prospective new members are held
at the Beach Cities Health
Center/District complex, in our
Suite L8 or Suite L9 on the Lower
Level of Building 514. (Click here
for directions).
Orientation sessions start at 10
a.m. or 1:30pm, and last 90
minutes to 2 hours depending on
questions. Click
here to view our
three-minute Omnilore highlights
video and to learn more about
Omnilore membership while you're
waiting to attend one of these
orientation sessions.
Click
here to view our
current curriculum offerings.

Note that
prospective new members who join
at a Summer orientation session
will be eligible to participate in
our Fall-trimester Study/Discussion
Groups (S/DGs)
that
begin in September, 2018.

Most
new members join because
their friends shared the
word of Omnilore with
them. We encourage members
to invite your friends to
join us in our
"intellectual pursuits!"
Item posted by hh:
12.03.2017 (rev.
1.14.18)

Drive
south
on
Hawthorne
Boulevard past
the top of PV,
continue about
half a mile
south of Crest
Road, turn
right on Los
Verdes Drive,
go another
half mile to
the golf
course, and
park in the
furthest
parking
lot.
Enter banquet
room via patio
on south side
of
building. (Click
Here
for map.)

Menu:

Menu
to be
announced.

As
usual,
beverages will
be included
and a
vegetarian
plate (chef’s
choice) is
available on
request, but
must be
ordered at
time of
reservation.

Coordinator Training is conducted by
the Head
Coordinator around the beginning of
April, August, and December – approximately
one month before each academic
trimester.

All
Coordinators/Co-Coordinators of Omnilore Winter/Spring 2018 Classes Starting in January: Please
attend this training session because guidelines and
tips for coordinating SDGs are always being improved. (And, it's your
chance to meet Head Coordinator, Gloria Dumais, if
you haven't already.)

Topics covered include:

Coordinators' Comments

Pre-Meeting Guidelines

Presentations
Discussions

Housekeeping Rules

Additional Helpful Tips

Appointment of your
class's AV
TechieandFTP
Techie; get them
trained(What
are these?)

Ask Questions
and Get Answers ...

Part of Coordinator
Training provides and discusses References and
Websites for field trips, movies, art and
music venues, etc.; strategies for unequal
numbers of presentations per class meeting;
and non-PowerPoint presentation types.

Omnilore
appreciates those volunteering for
these important coordinating positions
– Thank You!

Item
posted by hh: 12.03.2017

Walking Group

August
10 (Friday), 2018, 10am: Route To Be
Announced

The Walking Group regularly schedules a walk
for the morning of the 3rd Friday of even-numbered months,
ending with bring-your-own lunch. As of 2015 the
Walking Group started rotating between three or four
fairly flat, popular walking routes in various of our
South Bay cities. On occasion, a volunteer may plan
a more rigorous hike or field trip on an in-between month
(e.g., trekking historic downtown Los Angeles or a PV
trail with significant elevation change).
Plans are generally posted about a week ahead, and
generally an announcement with walk details is emailed to
the membership 5 days ahead..

See our Special
Interest Groups webpage and its description
of our Walking Group while we're
waiting for plans for their next route to be posted
here. Also on the Special
Interest Groups webpage are
descriptions of the walking routes in our regular
rotation, and the criteria for planning new routes.

All Omnilore members (and their
guests) are always
welcome to participate in our excursions. We
accommodate all speeds of walkers, so give it a
try if our next route appeals to you.

Contact Dennis
Bosch if you have questions about the
walking group or are willing to plan a hike.

2. SDG
Folders & "FTP TECHIE"
TRAINING: This
is taught after
basic Equipment Training
if there is
interest, or upon
request to Equipment@Omnilore.org.
Or, you may
self-teach via the
sub-bullets below.Room 7, 12:30pm -
1:30pm

This training provides
demonstration and instruction on the
purpose and population of each SDG's
"Folder." The SDG Folders(http://omnilore.org/members/Curriculum/SDGs)reside on the Omnilore website
for capture of digital presentations,
discussion questions, and other
resources created or found by
members. Each SDG should
have an "FTP Techie" capable
of uploading these digital artifacts
to its SDG Folder, and this
instruction will teach those
interested the free upload utility FileZilla
and recommended file-naming
conventions for clarity.

CLICK
HERE or on the orange "SDG
Folders" button at the top of this
webpage for more descriptive
materials about SDG Folders on this
website.

CLICK
HERE for more information
about FTP'g and a link to
self-teaching instructions on
downloading, installing, and using
our recommended free FTP program, FileZilla.

NOTE:
other webpages in this Equipment
Training description all require login
to the password-protected part of the
Omnilore website. This
password changes every Nov. 1 and is
printed in the Member Packets every
member receives at the October Forum
or picks up in classrooms in
November. Members may also
request the Omnilore website password
by emailing Webmaster@Omnilore.org.

An Equipment Training
session is generally scheduled in
mid/late April, August, and December (or
early January in this case) –
just before the beginning of each
academic trimester.

Item
posted
by hh: 1.06.18

Walking Group

October
12 (Friday), 2018, 10am: Route To Be
Announced

The Walking Group regularly schedules a walk
for the morning of the 3rd Friday of even-numbered months,
ending with bring-your-own lunch. As of 2015 the
Walking Group started rotating between three or four
fairly flat, popular walking routes in various of our
South Bay cities. On occasion, a volunteer may plan
a more rigorous hike or field trip on an in-between month
(e.g., trekking historic downtown Los Angeles or a PV
trail with significant elevation change).
Plans are generally posted about a week ahead, and
generally an announcement with walk details is emailed to
the membership 5 days ahead..

See our Special
Interest Groups webpage and its description
of our Walking Group while we're
waiting for plans for their next route to be posted
here. Also on the Special
Interest Groups webpage are
descriptions of the walking routes in our regular
rotation, and the criteria for planning new routes.

All Omnilore members (and their
guests) are always
welcome to participate in our excursions. We
accommodate all speeds of walkers, so give it a
try if our next route appeals to you.

Contact Dennis
Bosch if you have questions about the
walking group or are willing to plan a hike.

Drive
south
on
Hawthorne
Boulevard past
the top of PV,
continue about
half a mile
south of Crest
Road, turn
right on Los
Verdes Drive,
go another
half mile to
the golf
course, and
park in the
furthest
parking
lot.
Enter banquet
room via patio
on south side
of
building. (Click
Here
for map.)

Menu:

Menu
to be
announced.

As
usual,
beverages will
be included
and a
vegetarian
plate (chef’s
choice) is
available on
request, but
must be
ordered at
time of
reservation.

The Walking Group regularly schedules a walk
for the morning of the 3rd Friday of even-numbered months,
ending with bring-your-own lunch. As of 2015 the
Walking Group started rotating between three or four
fairly flat, popular walking routes in various of our
South Bay cities. On occasion, a volunteer may plan
a more rigorous hike or field trip on an in-between month
(e.g., trekking historic downtown Los Angeles or a PV
trail with significant elevation change).
Plans are generally posted about a week ahead, and
generally an announcement with walk details is emailed to
the membership 5 days ahead..

See our Special
Interest Groups webpage and its description
of our Walking Group while we're
waiting for plans for their next route to be posted
here. Also on the Special
Interest Groups webpage are
descriptions of the walking routes in our regular
rotation, and the criteria for planning new routes.

All Omnilore members (and their
guests) are always
welcome to participate in our excursions. We
accommodate all speeds of walkers, so give it a
try if our next route appeals to you.

Contact Dennis
Bosch if you have questions about the
walking group or are willing to plan a hike.

This three-minute video illustrates
some highlights of Omnilore, while serving as an
introduction to our learning community:

If you would like to know more
about Omnilore benefits, how we operate, fees, or whom to
contact to join, please go to Omnilore
Membership below. Go to our Contacts page
to locate the public email addresses for our Omnilore
Officers. Go to Directions
at the bottom of this page to find maps and view
directions to our classroom facility at the Beach Cities
Health Center/District facility in Redondo Beach.

If you would like to know more about our course offerings,
please see our Curriculum
Page.

To learn even more about our learning community, please
explore the rest of this Omnilore homepage and other pages
on our website reachable by the yellow navigation buttons
at the top of this page. If at any time within this
website you want to go back to the Omnilore homepage,
simply click the first button ("Home") in the navigation
bar at the top of every page.

Omnilore
Membership

Do
you have a mind that's not ready to retire? Did the short
video above entice you? Then we
are definitely for you!

Omnilore is open to all who seek the intellectual
stimulation and challenge of shared inquiry. We have about
three hundred participants taking part in the
college-level learning experience (without tests or
grades!). Our self-directed courses meet twice a month
(two-hour sessions) for four months.

Omnilore Membership
Benefits:

Members may enroll in multiple Study/Discussion Groups
per term.

Members may participate in additional OLLI at CSUDH
activities that include Computer Talks meetings, and a
Hiking Club.

Forum luncheons are open to OLLI members and their
guests. These quarterly luncheons feature a variety of
interesting speakers. (Please note: there is an
additional fee for the luncheon).

Members receive a bimonthly newsletter that presents a
calendar, a member profile, a booklist, and several
interesting, informative articles.

Upon joining Omnilore, members receive all the same
benefits that come with OLLI at CSUDH membership (see below). These include: a
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
Student ID; use of the CSUDH university library; a CSUDH
student e-mail account; periodic CSUDH Extended
Education newsletters, catalogs, and other publications;
and other benefits inherent in CSUDH student status.

Members are invited to participate in the OLLI
lecture series at CSUDH taught by University faculty
each fall and spring.

Omnilore Membership Facts:

The Omnilore membership year runs from September 1
through August 31. The spring classes start the first
week of January, the summer classes begin the first week
of May, and the fall classes commence the first week of
September.

Omnilore is run by volunteers. A Board of Directors
and Standing Committees keep the organization running
smoothly. Members propose course offerings.

Members are expected to be active participants in
their Study/Discussion Groups (SDGs). Giving a
presentation in the courses one takes is a requirement.

Prior to joining, new members are required to attend a
New Members Orientation Session (see
below). This requirement is necessary in order to
fully understand the organization and to receive tips on
"How to Succeed as an Omnilore Member."

Prospective members are urged to "sit in" on an
Omnilore SDG class before joining the organization. We
want to make sure that we are the right "fit" for you!

Omnilore thrives based on
the efforts of its membership, all of whom are
volunteers. Besides the SDGs themselves and the
member volunteers who coordinate each SDG's classroom
activities, volunteers are needed to help plan and
execute diverse planning and communication activities
that keep Omnilore vital, interesting, and
exciting. Examples include developing the
curriculum, putting together our bimonthly newsletter,
maintaining this website, and the Omnilore Board of
Directors which oversees everything. Whatever
your background, there's probably a place you can help
out – both leadership and product-producing
positions. See our separate Volunteer
Opportunities webpage for more details and how to
get involved in making Omnilore go.

Omnilore Membership
Fees:

Omnilore annual membership fees are $130.00
per person, which includes a required $30/person OLLI
membership fee. The $130 provides all Omnilore
communications electronically – via email and website
postings. There is a $20 surcharge for members who
prefer to receive communications by USPS mail, making their
fees for mailed communcstions = $150.
Omnilore fees cover membership and full participation in
study/discussion groups, club activities and more for the
full academic year.

NOTE: The Omnilore membership fee includes all the
benefits of OLLI@CSUDH membership (see
below).

JOINING
IS
EASY!

Omnilore
New Members Orientation Sessions

Attendance at an Orientation Session is required before
joining Omnilore. If you want more information about
Omnilore membership than is provided above on this webpage,
please email Omnilore's membership chairperson at Membership@Omnilore.Org
or call (310) 243-3208. Please leave your name
and mailing address, so that we may send you our current
curriculum and other relevant information. (For
email addresses of other Omnilore officers and key
volunteer posts, CLICK HERE.)

There are two Omnilore Orientation Sessions each
trimester—six sessions in total throughout the year.
All sessions are held in our Beach Cities Health
Center/District facility. The Sessions typically begin
at 10:00 AM or 1:30 PM and last 90 minutes to 2 hours,
depending on attendance and questions. There is a
break at the midway point when refreshments are served.

If you are unavailable on the scheduled date(s)
or if you wish further information about
membership while waiting for an Orientation
session, email Membership@Omnilore.org.

Omnilore Orientation Sessions take place in Suite L8 or Suite
L9 or the Redondo Room of our Beach Cities
Health Center facility (514 N. Prospect
Ave., Redondo Beach). For a map
of the facility and detailed driving
instructions Click Here.

For more information or to RSVP to an
Orientation session, email Membership@Omnilore.org
or call 310-243-3208.
and leave a message saying you're interested in
joining Omnilore.

Click Here to also
see the notice under Upcoming Events about about
these upcoming Orientation sessions and signing
up at them for Fall 2017 courses starting in
Septembet.

NOTE: Attendance at an Omnilore
Orientation
Session is Required
before joining.

About OLLI at CSUDH
Membership Only

When you become a member of Omnilore, you automatically
become a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI) at California State University Dominguez Hills
(CSUDH). However, it is possible to become a member of OLLI
at CSUDH without becoming a member of Omnilore.

You'll find the cost and benefits of OLLI-CSUDH outlined on
the OLLI at CSUDH Membership Information
page. The information on that page includes specific
information about becoming an OLLI at CSUDH member ONLY.

Click on any photo or map
below to see larger version.

Directions to
Omnilore

at

Beach Cities Health Center(also known as Beach Cities Health District —
you will see signs saying each BCHC &
BCHD)

Omnilore Moved to Our New Home in
August, 2016

Beach
Cities Health Center/District

514 N. Prospect Avenue,
Redondo Beach

OMNILORE'S
NEW HOME: On August 1, 2016, all Omnilore
classes and many of our other activities moved to new
classrooms in the Beach Cities Health Center (BCHC) campus
(aka Beach Cities Health District, BCHD), which is
located at 514 N. Prospect Avenue in Redondo
Beach. BCHC/BCHD is on the east (actually
northeast) side of N. Prospect Ave. which bends
Northwest/Southeast there. Driving from the north,
BCHD is approx. 0.3 mile south of 190th/Anita or0.1
mi. south of Beryl. Driving from the south, it is 1
mile north of Torrance Blvd. or about 0.3 mi. north of Del
Amo Blvd. Look for the street sign saying "Beach
Cities Health District" (and an arrow) at the stop
light; this is the main entrance to the complex and
several parking options.

OUR BCHC/BCHD NEIGHBORS: We
are sharing the campus with a variety of medical
facilities including Cancer Care Associates and Silverado
Assisted Living, seniors organizations, Beach Cities
Preschool, and the Center for Health and Fitness
(gym-yoga-pilates) — making for a compatible fit with
Omnilore.

OMNILORE'S CLASSROOMS: We have
two dedicated classrooms (signage saying CSUDH "Suite
L8," formerly known as "Suite A"; and "Suite L9,"
formerly known as "Suite B") that are available to
us for extended hours, 7 days a week, year-round –
excepting CSUDH possibly scheduling an occasional evening
or weekend Extension class in the rooms. These two
classrooms are on the lower (or "Basement") level of
Building 514, as indicated on the satellite map (3rd
image) below. Suite L8 is the larger of the
two and will accommodate at least 25 members comfortably,
plus it has a walled-off storage area at the rear with a
sink and counter, plus very ample space for storage
cabinets, our equipment carts, and other types of
storage. Suite L9 should fit classes up to 18
members.

PARKING:
There is ample parking, in two parking garages and
many above-ground spaces on the BCHD campus. The
underground parking garage situated west/southwest of our
Building 514 (with its entrance labeled "1" on the 3rd
graphic below) is most likely to have open spaces,
especially down at the 2nd and 3rd levels down. See
the annotated satellite-map (that 3rd graphic below)
below for the parking garages and how to get from them
into Building 514 and where our classrooms are from each
entrance.

MAPQUEST: Here is a Mapquest link to the Beach
Cities Health Center/District campus, allowing you to
enter your home address (or any other starting point) and
then generating detailed driving directions for you by
clicking the "Get Directions" button and entering your
starting address. (Click
Here for equivalent Google maps view and its
"Directions" button.)

MAPS &
DIRECTIONS: The first 2 images below are
street maps showing the environment of BCHD, the 1st one
at about a 5-mile view of the vicinity with its boxed area
showing the location of the 2nd image which provides
driving directions from nearby major streets.
The 3rd image is the annotated satellite map of the
BCHC/BCHD campus, showing parking, Building 514 entrances,
and directions for navigating to our classrooms.
Click on the first two images below for larger versions;
click on the 3rd image (satellite map) for a version
removing the large rectangular boxes of text, in order to
show the more complete aerial view of the BCHC/BCHD
campus.

OVERFLOW PARKING: Occasionally
the BCHC/BCHD parking shown above might be full, in which
case the large above-ground parking lot to the north of
the buildings is accessed by driving (1) between Buildings
514 and 520, or (2) that south-most entrance off N.
Prospect (south of the stop light) and driving
around the east side of the #2-#3 parking garage, or (3)
around the west side Building 520. (Click
Here for expanded aerial view showing this
overflow parking and the driveways leading there through
other parking lots.)

OLLI@CSUDH

Most
OLLI@CSUDH classes, lectures, and events are held at the
California State University Dominguez Hills Extended Education
facility (1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747),
directly east of the Home Depot Center sports complex.

There is a pay parking lot in front of the Extended
Education facility – Parking Lot 3, on the south side of
E. Victoria St. about a quarter mile east of Avalon Blvd. There are two
automated parking permit dispensers located near the
facility, one in the northwest corner and one near the
southeast corner of Parking Lot 3. Both dispensers
are marked by asterisks on this map. Parking costs $4.00,
and credit cards are accepted by the machines.